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Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Ramora Fleas

These gigantic vermin –roughly the size of a horse- are one of
dozens of native species of parasite & symbiote that live upon or within
the Tarrasque. However, they are one species that has managed to thrive even
post-binding and represent a continued threat to the citizens of Salt in Wounds
and its environs. Ramora Fleas resemble exactly a titanic version of an
ordinary flea that can be glimpsed under a magnifying lens; all chitonous
plates and oversized legs. When not feeding upon the Tarrasque, they can grasp
a creature with their forelimbs before plunging their mouthparts into flesh, and
their ravenous thirst can drain a man in less than a minute. They are also
capable of leaping hundreds of feet, even whilst holding a screaming duergar.Due to their mobility, Ramora Fleas represent a fast moving
hazard to the entirety of the city and beyond. God-Butchers regularly scour the
surface of the Tarrasque to kill these creatures and destroy their eggs;
issuing city-wide warnings when they plan to disturb a patch of the things…
anticipating that dozens if not hundreds will flee over the walls of the
fortress Salzinwuun into the districts beyond. Certain individuals with racial
or magical control over vermin prize these creatures as incredibly powerful
servants and mounts.

(For some of my thoughts about the size of Salt in Wounds' Tarrasque/how horse sized creatures could hide on it - check out some of my design notes here.)